Author: DaveC
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Talon 11 v. Talon 22 v. Hornet 24 (v. my toes)
I do love packs! Always have. I like feet too. Like the photo sez (L to R): Talon 11 (circa ’09), Hornet 24 (circa ’11), Talon 22 (circa ’07). Feet circa ’81-present, a work in progress (of ugliness, mostly). I got the 22 in early ’08, as that was what all the cool kids had. …
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Framed (North Fork pack update)
Over the six months since I posted it my North Fork pack video has been quietly creeping along, steadily accumulating views, and quickly becoming my most viewed video that hasn’t been posted on Jill’s blog. It’s been on day and overnight trips aplenty this winter: skiing, snowshoeing, packrafting and combinations. It carries very well. But…
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Backpacking on the Moon
Amazing, amazing trip this weekend. Since we first visited back in 2005 M and I have wanted to return and explore Craters of the Moon National Monument in greater depth. To say that its vast lava flows and extinct cinder craters are a unique landscape to travel in is quite the understatement. The obvious obstacles…
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Tease
A virtual cookie to whomever knows what this is. An actual truckload of virtual cookies to whomever guesses why it’s set up in my backyard right now.
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Even more bikerafting!
It’s what all the cool kids are doing.. Photo of/from Doom. Go there, read, wonder, zoom in on the pics, and learn. Good ideas for that elusive best bike on raft rig, and an excellent route. The new boats look aweseme, and the bigger bow is likely even better for lashing on a bike.
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Fire!
First, Dan and canyon crew are on fire with this trip. Serious FOMO warning. Second, Enel requested that I hold forth on the subject of firearms (guns!) as a backcountry safety tool. Since moving up to Griz country I’ve thought a fair bit about the various ways in which one might defend oneself against hostile…
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Why Roubaix is the greatest
I imagine that the overwhelming majority of ya’ll, out there, know that the road race Paris-Roubaix was run yesterday. If for no other reason than I already mentioned the winner, Johan Vansummeren. I’ve been drawn into following pro road racing over the last year, and in it’s good moments has become a far, far…
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Amazing rides
You can do what you can to prepare and invite them in, but ultimately they just happen. Yesterday was the magic two-week mark before the GrizPerson, and given that cycling strength is our path to success (along with generally racing smart; Bill and I have both been ignoring the running aspect) a solid…
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More bikerafting
Rode north, found a fishing access on the Main Flathead, which is rockin’ along very clear, fed 80% by releases from Hungry Horse reservoir, anticipating the massive runoff that will occur once the mountain start to warm up The Tubus Cargo gets the job done. New rigging method. Needs to be a bit further forward,…
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Local bullshit
BS item #1: Me being easy to spot last Saturday. BS item #2: Spurious “breakthrough agreement” on Bison management in Yellowstone As I’ve written before, the argument that brucellosis is carried by bison to cattle with detrimental results is a red herring. Ranchers dislike bison because they stomp their fences and generally disrupt the illusion…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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